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New Credit Card regulaions go into effect

Feb 24, 2010 No Comments by tenmilerocky

Public notice BBB Explains How Protections Could Benefit Card Holders Lake Oswego, Ore. – Feb. 24, 2010 – Nine months after it was enacted, the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 went into effect on Feb. 22, 2010, granting credit card holders new consumer protection rights. Meanwhile, a survey by CreditCards.com indicates [...]

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Charities and donors should seek proof of credibility

Feb 19, 2010 No Comments by tenmilerocky

Lake Oswego, Ore. – Feb. 19, 2010 – Well-meaning “philanthropreneurs” collect donations before registering organization as a non-profit. In an attempt to honor his late wife and her daughter, Simon Monjack and Sharon Murphy formed the Brittany Murphy Foundation as a charitable organization dedicated to arts education for children—a cause beloved by the recently deceased [...]

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